Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Juries Act 2000 - SECT 3

Definitions

3. Definitions



(1) In this Act-

circuit town means a place, other than Melbourne, at which sittings of the
Supreme Court or County Court are held;

civil trial means trial of an issue or assessment of damages before a court
sitting in the exercise of a jurisdiction other than a criminal jurisdiction;

court means the Supreme Court or County Court;

criminal trial means trial on indictment or presentment for an indictable
offence or the trial of an issue by a court sitting in the exercise of a
criminal jurisdiction and includes an investigation and a special hearing
under the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997;

Deputy Juries Commissioner means a Deputy Juries Commissioner employed under
section 60(b) or a person referred to in section 61;

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Juries Commissioner means the Juries Commissioner employed under section
60(a);

jury list means a list prepared under section 25;



jury roll means the roll prepared under section 19 for a jury district;

jury service period means the period for which the jury roll is prepared;
legal practitioner means an Australian legal practitioner within the meaning
of the Legal Profession Act 2004;



panel means a group of persons attending for jury service that is selected or
allocated in accordance with section 30 and from which a jury may be struck;

pool means a group of persons attending for jury service that is constituted
in accordance with section 29 and from which a panel may be constituted;

pool supervisor means the Juries Commissioner, a Deputy Juries Commissioner or
a person appointed under subsection (2);

proper officer means the person authorised by a trial judge under section
30(4);

prothonotary means the prothonotary of the Supreme Court;

publish includes disseminate, broadcast and transmit;

questionnaire means the questionnaire referred to in section 20;





registered medical practitioner means-

   (a)  a medical practitioner registered under the
        Health Professions Registration Act 2005; or

   (b)  a person registered as a medical practitioner under a corresponding
        enactment of another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth;

registered psychologist means a psychologist registered under the
Health Professions Registration Act 2005;



trial means civil trial or criminal trial;

Victorian Electoral Commission means the Victorian Electoral Commission
established under section 6 of the Electoral Act 2002;



view includes inspection.

(2) At any time, the Juries Commissioner may appoint a person to be in charge
of, or assist with, a pool.